Transaction in Own Shares

 

FirstGroup plc

Transaction in own shares

FirstGroup plc ("FirstGroup") announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme (the "Programme") announced on 8 June 2023, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) through RBC Europe Limited.

 

Date of Purchase

28 September 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

461,457

Weighted average price paid (p)

150.59

Highest price paid (p)

151.00

Lowest price paid (p)

149.60

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 78,937,886 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 671,757,129. FirstGroup initially intends to hold the purchased shares as treasury shares but may cancel them in the due course.

 

The total number of voting rights in FirstGroup, excluding treasury shares as at 28 September 2023 is 671,757,129. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, FirstGroup under the FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Contacts at FirstGroup:


Marianna Bowes, Head of Investor Relations
David Blizzard, Company Secretary
corporate.comms@firstgroup.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354

Contacts at Brunswick PR:


Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

Contacts at Liberum Capital Limited:


Nicholas How / John Fishley
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 

Contacts at RBC Europe Limited:


James Agnew / Jack Wood
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000

 

Transaction details

Issuer name: FirstGroup PLC

LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93

ISIN: GB0003452173

Classification: 2.4. Acquisition or disposal of the issuer's own shares

Intermediary name: RBC Europe Limited

Intermediary Code: ROYCGB22

Timezone: GMT

Currency: GBp

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), a breakdown of the individual trades made by RBC Europe Limited on behalf of FirstGroup as part of the Programme is detailed below:

 

Aggregate information: 

Venue

Weighted average price (pence per share)

Aggregated volume

XLON

150.75

305,454

BATE

150.37

61,650

CHIX

150.27

54,187

TRQX

150.21

37,374

Sigma-X

150.57

2,792

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

9:14:03

254

150.30

BATE

9:14:05

99

150.30

XLON

9:14:05

99

150.30

TRQX

9:14:05

303

150.30

BATE

9:14:05

100

150.30

CHIX

9:21:02

129

150.20

TRQX

9:21:02

129

150.20

XLON

9:21:02

130

150.20

BATE

9:21:02

129

150.20

CHIX

9:21:02

51

150.20

CHIX

9:22:59

103

149.90

XLON

9:22:59

103

149.90

TRQX

9:22:59

104

149.90

CHIX

9:22:59

104

149.90

BATE

9:22:59

12

149.90

CHIX

9:22:59

29

149.90

CHIX

9:23:03

119

149.70

XLON

9:36:02

119

149.80

TRQX

9:36:02

48

149.80

CHIX

9:36:02

119

149.80

BATE

9:36:02

47

149.80

XLON

9:36:02

119

149.70

CHIX

9:48:33

148

150.20

XLON

9:48:33

552

150.20

XLON

9:48:34

318

150.30

XLON

9:48:35

63

150.30

XLON

10:07:56

1,361

149.90

XLON

10:07:56

63

149.90

TRQX

10:07:56

63

149.90

BATE

10:07:56

19

149.90

CHIX

10:07:56

44

149.90

CHIX

10:16:09

452

149.70

XLON

10:16:09

1092

149.70

XLON

10:17:02

359

149.70

BATE

10:17:02

201

149.70

CHIX

10:20:07

297

149.70

BATE

10:20:07

297

149.70

XLON

10:20:07

296

149.70

TRQX

10:20:07

297

149.70

CHIX

10:20:20

119

149.80

BATE

10:20:21

1

149.90

TRQX

10:20:21

119

149.80

CHIX

10:31:59

170

149.60

TRQX

10:31:59

232

149.60

XLON

10:31:59

62

149.60

TRQX

10:31:59

233

149.60

BATE

10:31:59

233

149.60

CHIX

10:53:38

102

150.00

BATE

10:53:39

36

150.00

CHIX

10:53:39

122

150.00

CHIX

11:19:19

274

150.50

XLON

11:19:19

41

150.50

BATE

11:19:19

319

150.50

XLON

11:19:19

318

150.50

BATE

11:19:19

337

150.35

BATE

11:34:55

624

150.50

BATE

12:07:57

101

150.30

XLON

12:07:57

26

150.30

TRQX

12:07:57

75

150.30

TRQX

12:07:57

160

150.30

BATE

12:07:57

50

150.30

CHIX

12:07:57

1,112

150.30

BATE

12:07:57

51

150.30

CHIX

12:07:57

1,309

150.30

TRQX

13:55:43

199

150.40

TRQX

13:55:43

217

150.40

TRQX

13:55:43

343

150.40

CHIX

13:55:43

635

150.40

CHIX

13:55:43

59

150.40

CHIX

13:55:43

41

150.30

XLON

13:55:43

41

150.30

TRQX

13:55:43

42

150.30

CHIX

13:55:43

124

150.30

BATE

13:55:43

1298

150.30

BATE

13:55:43

1,998

150.30

XLON

13:55:43

746

150.30

XLON

14:06:37

217

150.40

CHIX

14:06:37

185

150.40

CHIX

14:06:37

272

150.40

CHIX

14:06:37

228

150.40

CHIX

14:06:37

1,846

150.40

CHIX

14:06:37

469

150.30

CHIX

14:06:37

162

150.30

TRQX

14:06:37

273

150.30

BATE

14:06:37

97

150.30

CHIX

14:06:37

1,805

150.30

BATE

14:07:14

578

150.30

XLON

14:07:14

577

150.30

TRQX

14:07:14

578

150.30

BATE

14:07:14

565

150.30

BATE

14:07:15

1,541

150.40

CHIX

14:07:18

729

150.40

CHIX

14:07:18

41

150.40

CHIX

14:07:49

481

150.50

XLON

14:07:49

302

150.40

CHIX

14:07:49

639

150.40

CHIX

14:07:49

343

150.40

CHIX

14:07:49

171

150.40

CHIX

14:07:49

1,800

150.40

CHIX

14:07:49

600

150.40

CHIX

14:07:49

79

150.40

CHIX

14:07:49

385

150.30

XLON

14:07:51

1,789

150.50

BATE

14:07:51

2,136

150.50

BATE

14:07:51

596

150.50

BATE

14:07:54

2,473

150.70

XLON

14:07:54

152

150.70

XLON

14:07:54

482

150.60

BATE

14:07:54

49

150.50

XLON

14:07:55

578

150.80

XLON

14:07:55

1,321

150.70

TRQX

14:08:01

540

150.50

BATE

14:28:21

96

150.50

CHIX

14:42:49

702

150.70

Sigma-X

14:43:15

569

150.65

Sigma-X

14:43:15

577

150.60

TRQX

14:43:15

482

150.60

CHIX

14:43:16

667

150.80

BATE

14:43:16

926

150.80

BATE

14:43:16

209

150.80

BATE

14:43:16

934

150.80

BATE

14:43:16

2,077

150.80

BATE

14:43:16

232

150.80

XLON

14:43:16

1,026

150.80

XLON

14:43:16

263

150.80

TRQX

14:43:16

914

150.65

BATE

14:43:17

1,215

150.80

XLON

14:43:18

607

150.80

XLON

14:43:44

529

150.65

Sigma-X

14:43:44

417

150.60

TRQX

14:43:44

417

150.60

XLON

14:43:44

417

150.60

BATE

14:43:45

926

150.80

BATE

14:43:45

313

150.80

BATE

14:43:45

815

150.80

BATE

14:43:45

518

150.80

XLON

14:44:10

449

150.50

TRQX

14:44:10

417

150.50

XLON

14:44:10

417

150.50

BATE

14:44:10

450

150.50

CHIX

14:44:10

502

150.50

Sigma-X

14:44:10

746

150.50

CHIX

14:44:10

1,500

150.50

BATE

14:44:11

951

150.70

BATE

14:44:11

204

150.70

BATE

14:44:35

433

150.20

XLON

14:44:35

433

150.20

TRQX

14:44:35

434

150.20

BATE

14:44:35

433

150.20

CHIX

14:44:38

251

150.00

CHIX

14:44:58

490

150.30

Sigma-X

14:44:59

579

150.50

XLON

14:44:59

117

150.50

XLON

14:46:18

619

150.40

TRQX

14:46:18

162

150.40

TRQX

14:54:53

578

150.10

XLON

14:54:53

577

150.10

TRQX

14:54:53

578

150.10

CHIX

14:54:53

1049

150.10

BATE

15:02:02

457

150.20

CHIX

15:02:02

343

150.20

CHIX

15:02:02

59

150.20

CHIX

15:10:01

385

150.00

XLON

15:10:01

385

150.00

TRQX

15:10:01

385

150.00

BATE

15:10:01

1,217

150.00

CHIX

15:10:02

457

150.00

CHIX

15:10:02

25

150.00

CHIX

15:10:02

451

150.00

TRQX

15:10:02

850

150.00

TRQX

15:10:04

2350

150.10

TRQX

15:10:04

620

150.10

TRQX

15:10:04

472

150.10

TRQX

15:10:04

39

150.00

XLON

15:10:04

612

150.00

XLON

15:12:06

1,524

150.10

CHIX

15:12:06

1400

150.10

CHIX

15:12:06

866

150.10

XLON

15:12:06

346

149.90

XLON

15:12:24

38

150.10

BATE

15:12:24

692

150.10

BATE

15:12:24

483

150.10

BATE

15:12:51

313

150.20

BATE

15:12:51

121

150.20

BATE

15:12:51

704

150.10

BATE

15:12:53

68

150.20

BATE

15:12:53

536

150.20

BATE

15:12:54

499

150.20

BATE

15:12:54

727

150.20

BATE

15:12:57

209

150.20

BATE

15:12:57

404

150.20

BATE

15:30:29

628

150.30

CHIX

15:45:13

209

150.30

BATE

15:45:13

654

150.30

BATE

15:46:35

867

150.15

TRQX

15:46:35

328

150.10

TRQX

15:46:35

433

150.10

XLON

15:46:35

105

150.10

TRQX

15:46:35

433

150.10

CHIX

15:46:36

1,110

150.30

BATE

15:46:36

869

150.30

BATE

15:46:36

313

150.30

BATE

15:46:36

221

150.30

BATE

15:46:36

423

150.30

TRQX

15:46:36

3,928

150.30

TRQX

15:46:36

497

150.30

CHIX

15:46:38

81

150.30

CHIX

15:46:38

2,016

150.30

CHIX

15:46:38

434

150.30

CHIX

15:46:42

1265

150.15

CHIX

15:51:05

323

150.00

TRQX

15:51:05

324

150.00

XLON

15:51:05

762

150.00

BATE

15:51:05

324

150.00

CHIX

15:51:05

1,098

150.00

TRQX

15:51:05

901

149.95

BATE

16:00:23

251

150.30

CHIX

16:00:23

835

150.30

TRQX

16:00:23

148

150.30

XLON

16:00:23

216

150.30

CHIX

16:00:23

216

150.30

XLON

16:00:23

1,885

150.30

BATE

16:00:23

215

150.30

BATE

16:00:23

1,967

150.15

CHIX

16:00:25

228

150.50

CHIX

16:00:25

646

150.50

CHIX

16:00:25

4,172

150.50

CHIX

16:00:25

121

150.40

BATE

16:00:25

109

150.40

BATE

16:00:25

454

150.30

XLON

16:00:25

1,207

150.30

CHIX

16:00:25

51

150.30

TRQX

16:00:25

388

150.30

CHIX

16:00:25

235

150.30

XLON

16:00:25

240

150.30

BATE

16:00:26

313

150.80

BATE

16:00:26

84

150.80

BATE

16:00:26

470

150.70

XLON

16:00:26

980

150.50

XLON

16:00:26

2099

150.50

XLON

16:00:27

23

150.50

TRQX

16:00:27

4,803

150.50

BATE

16:00:27

101

150.50

CHIX

16:00:27

578

150.50

XLON

16:00:27

577

150.50

TRQX

16:00:27

477

150.50

CHIX

16:01:33

578

150.30

BATE

16:01:33

578

150.30

CHIX

16:01:33

577

150.30

XLON

16:01:33

778

150.25

BATE

16:01:33

1027

150.25

CHIX

16:01:33

1,547

150.20

TRQX

16:02:23

385

150.10

TRQX

16:02:23

386

150.10

BATE

16:02:23

3

150.10

CHIX

16:02:23

382

150.10

CHIX

16:02:27

639

150.30

XLON

16:02:27

1,036

150.30

XLON

16:02:27

257

150.10

CHIX

16:02:27

962

150.10

TRQX

16:02:27

257

150.10

BATE

16:02:27

257

150.10

XLON

16:02:30

127

150.30

TRQX

16:02:30

619

150.30

TRQX

16:02:30

490

150.30

TRQX

16:06:06

434

150.30

BATE

16:06:06

433

150.30

XLON

16:06:06

343

150.30

CHIX

16:06:06

90

150.30

CHIX

16:06:06

1,195

150.20

XLON

16:06:06

368

150.20

CHIX

16:06:06

208

150.20

XLON

16:06:13

1,098

150.50

BATE

16:06:13

600

150.50

BATE

16:06:13

600

150.50

BATE

16:06:13

23

150.50

BATE

16:06:13

616

150.40

XLON

16:06:54

578

150.30

CHIX

16:06:54

577

150.30

TRQX

16:06:54

578

150.30

XLON

16:06:54

2910

150.25

TRQX

16:06:54

2,173

150.25

BATE

16:06:54

2,744

150.25

CHIX

16:06:54

2,699

150.25

CHIX

16:06:54

2,515

150.20

BATE

16:06:54

434

150.00

BATE

16:06:54

433

150.00

CHIX

16:06:54

433

150.00

TRQX

16:06:54

433

150.00

XLON

16:10:19

433

149.90

CHIX

16:10:19

434

149.90

BATE

16:10:19

327

149.90

TRQX

16:10:19

433

149.90

XLON

16:12:12

1923

150.00

TRQX

16:12:12

1,813

150.00

CHIX

16:12:12

1,956

150.00

BATE

16:12:12

692

150.00

BATE

16:12:12

571

150.00

TRQX

16:13:51

433

149.90

CHIX

16:17:21

932

150.05

TRQX

16:17:21

2442

150.05

TRQX

16:20:28

258

149.90

CHIX

16:23:36

268

149.90

CHIX

16:26:28

789

149.90

CHIX

16:26:58

9

149.90

CHIX

16:28:42

25

149.90

CHIX

16:29:10

434

150.40

BATE

16:29:10

148

150.30

XLON

16:29:10

612

150.30

XLON

16:29:10

289

150.20

XLON

16:29:10

856

150.20

XLON

16:29:10

579

150.20

XLON

16:29:10

148

150.20

XLON

16:29:10

706

150.20

CHIX

16:29:10

2,095

150.20

XLON

16:29:11

180

150.50

CHIX

16:29:11

343

150.50

CHIX

16:29:11

74

150.50

CHIX

16:29:11

977

150.40

TRQX

16:29:11

1,376

150.40

CHIX

16:29:11

230

150.40

CHIX

16:29:11

1,156

150.40

BATE

16:29:14

148

150.50

XLON

16:29:14

1,901

150.50

XLON

16:29:14

596

150.50

XLON

16:29:16

3,888

151.00

XLON

16:29:16

3,173

151.00

XLON

16:29:16

615

151.00

XLON

16:29:16

451

151.00

XLON

16:29:18

148

151.00

XLON

16:29:18

900

151.00

XLON

16:29:18

4,504

151.00

XLON

16:29:18

180

150.90

CHIX

16:29:18

342

150.90

CHIX

16:29:18

180

150.90

BATE

16:29:18

363

150.90

BATE

16:29:18

957

150.50

BATE

16:29:19

542

150.60

XLON

16:29:19

542

150.60

CHIX

16:29:36

433

150.50

CHIX

16:35:15

4,746

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

1,292

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

1,686

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

4682

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

41,728

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

2,271

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

4,639

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

22,911

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

9,055

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

697

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

7,085

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

3,103

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

1,758

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

4021

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

4,787

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

2,038

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

2,901

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

4,483

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

8,982

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

3,256

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

4,956

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

2,385

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

21,091

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

11,409

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

5,431

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

9,876

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

12,232

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

866

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

2,412

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

8,199

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

9,119

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

3992

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

2,431

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

14

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

798

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

1709

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

4,296

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

182

150.80

XLON

16:35:15

152

150.80

XLON

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